Opioids are the one of the most prescribed pain-relief for people with low back and neck pain. But new research shows they don’t effectively relieve low back or neck pain and can result in worse pain.
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Professor, Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
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Head of School and Dean of Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan
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Professor, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, University of Sydney
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Clinical Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Musculoskeletal Health, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Pharmacology, University of Arizona
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Co-Director, Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network and Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
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Professor of Population Health Science, University of Dundee
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Pharmacist, Lecturer, NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Sydney Pharmacy School, The University of Sydney, University of Sydney